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This course is designed for any who want to explore more deeply the Daily Offices of the Episcopal Church and for laity who wish to be equipped to lead weekday offices and Sunday worship in the absence of a priest.

PREREQUISITES

• Prior experience with and basic knowledge of The Book of Common Prayer.
• A desire to delve more deeply into the subject matter.

ORGANIZATION OF COURSE

WEEK 1: Introductions Canons and rubrics regarding lay leadership of worship; History of Daily Office (Synchronous)

WEEK 2: The Daily Office Lectionary (Asynchronous)

WEEK 3: Canticles (Asynchronous)

WEEK 4: Morning and Evening Prayer in the BCP (Synchronous)

WEEK 5: Noonday Prayer; Order of Worship for the Evening; Compline; Daily Devotions (Asynchronous)

WEEK 6: The Revised Common Lectionary (Asynchronous)

WEEK 7: Leading Sunday worship in the absence of a priest (Synchronous)

WEEK 8: Other resources (Asynchronous)

REQUIRED RESOURCES

The Book of Common Prayer (1979) – various printings are available.
Daily Prayer for All Seasons. New York, Church Publishing, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-0-89869-923-4.
Enriching Our Worship 1: Morning and Evening Prayer, The Great Litany, The Holy Eucharist. New York, Church Publishing, Inc., 1998. ISBN: 0-89869-275-X. Note: A free pdf download of EOW-1 is available at https://www.churchpublishing.org/siteassets/pdf/en...
The Hymnal 1982. New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, 1985.
Lathrop, Gordon and Gail Ramshaw. Psalter for the Christian People: An Inclusive-Language Revision of the Psalter of The Book of Common Prayer 1979. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1993. ISBS-13: 9780814661345.
Mitchell, Leonel L., updated by Ruth A. Meyers. Praying Shapes Believing, Revised: A Theological Commentary on The Book of Common Prayer. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-1-59627-272-9.

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Mitchell, Leonel L. Pastoral and Occasional Liturgies: A Ceremonial Guide. Cambridge: Cowley Publications, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-1-56101-158-2.

TO BE LICENSED

This course is designed to meet the requirements of the Canons of the Episcopal Church for licensing or re/certification as an Worship Leader. Participants need to contact their Bishop and gain approval BEFORE taking the course to ensure that licensure will be conferred upon completion. Bexley Seabury Seminary does not have authority to confer this license. There also may be some local requirements that we can work with you to meet.

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Prepare to be a worship leader.

8-week blended (synchronous and asynchronous) course
3 hours a week
independent study (reading, watching, listening, and/or writing),
online discussion (asynchronous)
3 live online sessions for group learning (synchronous via zoom) with instructor and peers (dates/times below)
final assignment demonstrating your integration of course learnings

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May 4, 2025 Session 1
May 25, 2025 Session 4
June 15, 2025 Session 7

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